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in a world where there is much change as seen in japan, it is the character of the country that inspires. our original start, our struggle in hope, and there is no such thing as a lone a struggle. as a lone hope. the chilean people have shown this time and again. that was seen in the terrible earthquake over a year ago. sacrifices and perseverance build this nation to where it is. we are honored to be joined by four leaders that have guided us. , in your current president. thanks for your presence and her being here. [applause] i cannot imagine a more fitting a ofe to discuss the erro partnership across this area and the americas. within my first 100 days of office, one of my first foreign trips was through trinidad and tobago to meet with leaders across the hemisphere. i pledged to seek partnerships of the quality and sheer irresponsibility. i want mutual respect on shared values. i pledged a new spirit of partnership with our latin american neighbors. words are easy. there have been times when the united states took this for granted. even now, our headlines are dominated by events in o
in a world where there is much change as seen in japan, it is the character of the country that inspires. our original start, our struggle in hope, and there is no such thing as a lone a struggle. as a lone hope. the chilean people have shown this time and again. that was seen in the terrible earthquake over a year ago. sacrifices and perseverance build this nation to where it is. we are honored to be joined by four leaders that have guided us. , in your current president. thanks for your...
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japan will recover. we in the u.s. are close friends with the japanese people and we are very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and how our nuclear regulatory staff has responded as well. boasting expertise and selflessness over the last 10 days, i applaud your efforts. today the commission received an update on the situation in japan. our response and efforts to understand what has happened, there will be important lessons learned from these events. it is essential that they are identified correctly. i expect that this meeting will be the first of many that engages the outstanding issues and addresses those issues to ensure the safety of u.s. nuclear power plants. i look forward to working with my partners in the commission to do so. thank you. >> thank you. this is a very important meeting for the commission and the country. i would like to join my colleagues in extending my personal sympathies to the people of japan. the consequences and the loss of life of the earthquake and tsunami are simply d
japan will recover. we in the u.s. are close friends with the japanese people and we are very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and how our nuclear regulatory staff has responded as well. boasting expertise and selflessness over the last 10 days, i applaud your efforts. today the commission received an update on the situation in japan. our response and efforts to understand what has happened, there will be important lessons learned from these events. it is essential that...
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do you have family in japan? and it didn't matter whether one was an r or one was a d, those concerns were genuine. as i walked over here, a guard asked me, ms. hanabusa, is everything ok at home? it struck me, we are a people and we are always going to be there to help others. we must also look is why hawaii has really been prepared for these kinds of disasters. you know, and i do congratulate both the pacific tsunami warning center as well as our officials back home who did an excellent job preparing. but i'd also like people to consider what it cost and how we're able to come here. remember wh the good senar from hawaii, senator inoue, did that thing, the tsunami warning center and, yes, it was an earmark, he had the foresight as only, for example, like my good colleagues from oregon and people that represent their districts know what that district needs and started way back when with the pacific tsunami warning center. and thatas grown. if you watch the -- if you watched the news this morning you can hear our
do you have family in japan? and it didn't matter whether one was an r or one was a d, those concerns were genuine. as i walked over here, a guard asked me, ms. hanabusa, is everything ok at home? it struck me, we are a people and we are always going to be there to help others. we must also look is why hawaii has really been prepared for these kinds of disasters. you know, and i do congratulate both the pacific tsunami warning center as well as our officials back home who did an excellent job...
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let's start with japan. japan is 30% reactors? >> 54 plants in operation at the moment. >> do expect that this will -- they will shut down other plants now? will be a change in energy policy in japan? >> i do not foresee any change in energy policy for the simple reason that japan has to import fuel the side nuclear power. i think they are so concerned about energy security, when there is a somber moment to reflect, they may put in much greater redundancies. these were very old reactors. i cannot to the japanese changing their view towards nuclear power. it is an important export industry for the country. that would add a double whammy as well. >> what conclusion are we likely to draw about nuclear energy in the united states? >> all the people that opposed nuclear power have come out of the woodwork. they are all back. it will have a negative impact in the united states. when i thought we were not going to have a great nuclear expansion before this incident, largely because of the cost of nuclear power in the united states. a new
let's start with japan. japan is 30% reactors? >> 54 plants in operation at the moment. >> do expect that this will -- they will shut down other plants now? will be a change in energy policy in japan? >> i do not foresee any change in energy policy for the simple reason that japan has to import fuel the side nuclear power. i think they are so concerned about energy security, when there is a somber moment to reflect, they may put in much greater redundancies. these were very...
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caller: who builds a nuclear power plant in japan? host: i am not sure the congressman knows the answer to that. what is your point? caller: something is wrong with the japanese power plant. host: you wonder if an american company build this? guest: i think we will do and -- a report on this to see if we are using the same technology and models. we will look at what we need to do to upgrade. host: we will take a look at that on wednesday. go to our website to check the schedule. next caller. caller: dick cheney, when he was in there, he dealt with the regulatory system. they cannot use the $5,000 on a valve that could have prevented that terrible spill. a half a million dollalv
caller: who builds a nuclear power plant in japan? host: i am not sure the congressman knows the answer to that. what is your point? caller: something is wrong with the japanese power plant. host: you wonder if an american company build this? guest: i think we will do and -- a report on this to see if we are using the same technology and models. we will look at what we need to do to upgrade. host: we will take a look at that on wednesday. go to our website to check the schedule. next caller....
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the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there will be important lessons learned from the fukushima plant. this meeting of the first of many as we engage to understand the issues and address those issues to ensure the safety of u.s. nuclear power plants. i look forward to working with my partners on the commission to do so. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an important meeting. i want to join my colleagues and sending my personal sympathies to the people of japan. the consequences and loss of life are devastating. our thoughts and prayers are with all. i would like to commend the chairman, the executive director o
the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there...
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the problem in japan is a deep one. it is not like people in the united states have all lot of ideas about how to solve the japanese economic difficulties. the concern here in the united states is growing that we are headed down the same road. we are facing a lot of the same stagnation problems after the financial crisis here that japan has had in adjusting to the one in the 1990's. but they do need some leadership and develop some and that -- effective economic programs. there may be some stimulus to the fact that would come from this. ative effect that may come with this. i have heard no successful idea on how to get the japanese economy growing again at a rapid pace. we are all puzzled about the fundamental problems that hold the growth back. .> there's no boz worth plan >> no, i think the remarkable thing about japan is that 25 years ago, everyone. it did japan for its incredible high rate of saving that they had. that -- everyone pointed to japan for its incredible high right of savings. now it is less than the uni
the problem in japan is a deep one. it is not like people in the united states have all lot of ideas about how to solve the japanese economic difficulties. the concern here in the united states is growing that we are headed down the same road. we are facing a lot of the same stagnation problems after the financial crisis here that japan has had in adjusting to the one in the 1990's. but they do need some leadership and develop some and that -- effective economic programs. there may be some...
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italy, ireland, japan, portugal, greece, along with belgium, hury, spain -- canada and portugal and britain -- both have austerity budgets prosed, past, or rejected. portugal -- stephen harper, vote of confidence. what is going on? guest: portugal is next-to-last in the sovereign fiscal some -- greece is last but they have a serious problem, more serious than ours. they also cannot have over 60% of the world's global reserve currency so they have to make tough choices. frankly,hey waited too long. to there are going to end up engaging in a very difficult austerity measures very quickly because they waited too long. here is the key. the night -- united states does not exempt from the laws of prudent finance. if we wait too long we will have to do the same thing -- make dramatic spending cuts, draconian changes in social insurance programs and significant tax increases all of the sudden and ordered to be able to stabilize the markets and restore confidence. we don't have to do that, but we need to start soon if we want to avoid that. host: your conclusion, which you referred to earlier in you
italy, ireland, japan, portugal, greece, along with belgium, hury, spain -- canada and portugal and britain -- both have austerity budgets prosed, past, or rejected. portugal -- stephen harper, vote of confidence. what is going on? guest: portugal is next-to-last in the sovereign fiscal some -- greece is last but they have a serious problem, more serious than ours. they also cannot have over 60% of the world's global reserve currency so they have to make tough choices. frankly,hey waited too...
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an update on the earthquake today in japan, 8.9 a earthquake in japan. authorities in north which japan said they cannot reach an area among the coast where 200 or 300 people were killed. they say the roads are too badly damaged. meanwhile here in the u.s., fema administrator said at this point damage to the u.s. seems to be limited and centered on irina's and boats and roads near the water. most is likely to be private property. the government is ready to assist should state officials call for assistance. he was supposed to be at a hearing today on capitol hill on the national flood insurance program that insures more than 5 million homes in the u.s. and is $18 billion in debt. a house subcommittee earlier today looked at the reasons behind the debt and what changes could be made to the program. the hearing from earlier today is one hour and 40 minutes. subcommittee on insurance, housing and community opportun we start that i'd like to take a minute to express the deepest sympathy for the people of japan as they cope with the aftermath of this terrible
an update on the earthquake today in japan, 8.9 a earthquake in japan. authorities in north which japan said they cannot reach an area among the coast where 200 or 300 people were killed. they say the roads are too badly damaged. meanwhile here in the u.s., fema administrator said at this point damage to the u.s. seems to be limited and centered on irina's and boats and roads near the water. most is likely to be private property. the government is ready to assist should state officials call for...
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we have additional sanctions, the european union has additional sanctions, other countries like japan, korea, etc., have added on sanctions, to get some of our partners to follow sanctions that are not u.n. sanctions has been challenging. but we are at it every single day and we will keep it up. there will be more to report to you in the near future. >> thank you for that. i just hope that you can submit for the record how many are under review and what is the 180-day tolling period look like. >> thank you. >> good morning, madame. >> good morning. >> i want to talk with you about the national debt. in is a national issue an regards to national security. how does it affect our ability to affect events around the world? >> i think it is an incredibly important issue. i clearly agree that the united states must be strong at home in order to maintain our strength abroad. at the core of our strength is our economic strength. i am well aware, having sat for you and know sitting for eight years, the necessity to take action to begin to rein in our debt and, particularly, our indebtedness to
we have additional sanctions, the european union has additional sanctions, other countries like japan, korea, etc., have added on sanctions, to get some of our partners to follow sanctions that are not u.n. sanctions has been challenging. but we are at it every single day and we will keep it up. there will be more to report to you in the near future. >> thank you for that. i just hope that you can submit for the record how many are under review and what is the 180-day tolling period look...
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barrault it in japan. japan does not have trouble raising the funds they need to rebuild their investment. that is very easy for them to do. i think this is driven by speculators. someone says, why do other countries to intervene? japan was concerned about it. this is an easy gesture for the u.s. and other allies to make. this is painless to do, they intervened. it is pretty easy to overcome. this is the right thing to do economically. i don't think that is of much consequence either. i would say outside of japan, there would be some of these isolated supply shortages. >> there was a concern about baby formula. i think the message is that this is not a big economic crisis. this is manageable. people want to focus on the loss of human life. >> what about troop levels. >> the japanese 0 it to themselves. they can't handle this by issuing more debt to their citizens or raising the taxes and their citizens can easily afford to pay it. >> this is not an international debt holding for japan. it does mean realist
barrault it in japan. japan does not have trouble raising the funds they need to rebuild their investment. that is very easy for them to do. i think this is driven by speculators. someone says, why do other countries to intervene? japan was concerned about it. this is an easy gesture for the u.s. and other allies to make. this is painless to do, they intervened. it is pretty easy to overcome. this is the right thing to do economically. i don't think that is of much consequence either. i would...
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the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there will be important lessons learned from the fukushima plant. this meeting of the first of many as we engage to understand the issues and address those issues to ensure the safety of u.s. nuclear power plants. i look forward to working with my partners on the commission to do so. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an important meeting. i want to join my colleagues and sending my personal sympathies to the people of japan. the consequences and loss of life are devastating. our thoughts and prayers are with all. i would like to commend the chairman, the executive director o
the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there...
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he saw the videos in japan. you get the idea of a six-foot wall of water rushing in, and how devastating that could be. we also have folks in hawaii that went into the governor's eoc as he was activating and evacuating his toes. the process really comes back to in the critical moments when we think that there may be an even -- we knew a major earthquake had occurred, so we knew the tsunami risk was there. we have the forecast, but we did not know what the impact would be. we began moving supplies, based upon what we projected. it was the worst case impact. again, it is a process that says we have to understand and be in close contact with our warning sitters -- warning centers, state partners, and we are doing this as a team. we are talking to the admiral in case we need more resources. anything they are concerned about, anything they need to adjust, so the process comes back to the heart of what you have tried to get to. fema had to be more agile, be able to build a better team, recognize there's a lot more cap
he saw the videos in japan. you get the idea of a six-foot wall of water rushing in, and how devastating that could be. we also have folks in hawaii that went into the governor's eoc as he was activating and evacuating his toes. the process really comes back to in the critical moments when we think that there may be an even -- we knew a major earthquake had occurred, so we knew the tsunami risk was there. we have the forecast, but we did not know what the impact would be. we began moving...
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but japan is a highly developed country. it is as technologically did this -- technologically sophisticated as us. it is concerned that similar pacts -- acts could happen here. how do you respond to that concern? >> the trouble facility had no containment vessels. we are looking at what is happening in japan. as you say, they are using more advanced designs. there are a number of reactors in the united states with similar design. we are going to look at what went wrong in terms of the double whammy of the earthquake and the huge tsunami. we will look at our reactors and learn as much as we can so that we can improve the safety. we are always increasing the safety of our reactors and the safety of all our industrial systems. >> two days ago, a number of us wrote to chairman upton requesting that the committee hold a hearing on the safety of nuclear power plant in the united states. the think we should investigate to ensure the safety of our nuclear plants -- do you think we should investigate to ensure the safety of our nucle
but japan is a highly developed country. it is as technologically did this -- technologically sophisticated as us. it is concerned that similar pacts -- acts could happen here. how do you respond to that concern? >> the trouble facility had no containment vessels. we are looking at what is happening in japan. as you say, they are using more advanced designs. there are a number of reactors in the united states with similar design. we are going to look at what went wrong in terms of the...
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i would say one thing about the earthquake in japan. we do not know what the impacts of the earthquake are inside of the reactor building specifically. that is our most the equivalent -- equipment of interest to us would be located. it may have survived perfectly well and state perfectly functional, or there may be damage that we just do not know about. we need to see what the inspection results are once they have access to the plant. but our reviews for the u.s. include -- it is always very site-specific. for earthquakes, if you're in a very soft soil environment, there is not a very challenging review that is required or analysis that is required on earthquakes. but it might be that you need a storm surge for a hurricane or a storm surge for a tsunami. you do not take every possible current dividend and pile them all together into one evened, so it has done more on and isn't it-by-event basis. >> i think it is more generally, how do we consider separate design bases events -- and do we consider design basis events separately or do we
i would say one thing about the earthquake in japan. we do not know what the impacts of the earthquake are inside of the reactor building specifically. that is our most the equivalent -- equipment of interest to us would be located. it may have survived perfectly well and state perfectly functional, or there may be damage that we just do not know about. we need to see what the inspection results are once they have access to the plant. but our reviews for the u.s. include -- it is always very...
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let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to d
let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program...
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it is not only japan. japan unfortunately has many more of these cases. we're also concerned about south korea and many other countries in asia. our special adviser hosted a meeting for all of our chief submissions from asian countries to encourage that this be put on the top of the list. with respect to the pending cases, it is my belief that if we can get the conventions approved, we will have a stronger argument on the pending cases. i think there will be a recognition that japanese society has changed its views about how the cases should be handled. i think that will open more possibilities for the families that are unfortunately suffering from the adoption of their children. with respect to china, the one child policy, forced abortion, forced sterilization -- >> i am sorry. thank you so much. mr. ackerman, the ranking member of the committee on southeast asia is recognized for five minutes. >> just when it was getting good. it seems like just yesterday the faceless, frustrated for a vendor devoid of a future set himself on fire. now, tomorrow ain't w
it is not only japan. japan unfortunately has many more of these cases. we're also concerned about south korea and many other countries in asia. our special adviser hosted a meeting for all of our chief submissions from asian countries to encourage that this be put on the top of the list. with respect to the pending cases, it is my belief that if we can get the conventions approved, we will have a stronger argument on the pending cases. i think there will be a recognition that japanese society...
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do you have family in japan? and it didn't matter whether one was an r or one was a d, those concerns were genuine. as i walked over here, a guard asked me, ms. hanabusa, is everything ok at home? it struck me, we are a people and we are always going to be there to help others. we must also look is why hawaii has really been prepared for these kinds of disasters. you know, and i do congratulate both the pacific tsunami warning center as well as our officials back home who did an excellent job preparing. but i'd also like people to consider what it cost and how we're able to come here. remember when the good senator from hawaii, senator inoue, did that thing, the tsunami warning center and, yes, it was an earmark, he had the foresight as only, for example, like my good colleagues from oregon and people that represent their districts know what that district needs and started way back when with the pacific tsunami warning center. and that has grown. if you watch the -- if you watched the news this morning you can he
do you have family in japan? and it didn't matter whether one was an r or one was a d, those concerns were genuine. as i walked over here, a guard asked me, ms. hanabusa, is everything ok at home? it struck me, we are a people and we are always going to be there to help others. we must also look is why hawaii has really been prepared for these kinds of disasters. you know, and i do congratulate both the pacific tsunami warning center as well as our officials back home who did an excellent job...
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., japan, and others. when you are trying to sanction iran, no matter how powerful you are and how much we can do, it is imperative that we get the international community to support it. otherwise, there is too much leakage. we have limited that, and i feel strongly that we are making an impact. >> thank you, and i request written responses that you offered to the questions that you are not able to answer because i have so many, including the deposition of the libyan officials, which is so timely. my good friend, the ranking member. >> i want to commend my colleagues on the committee the speech that secretary clinton gave in addition to her estimate -- excellent testimony, but yesterday, going to the human rights council, where she discussed libya, iran, and other issues come up quite a remarkable presentation, particularly in pointing out ypocrisy of ouriran's condemnations of libya. i would like asked -- try to get into issues in this short time. one, the israeli-palestinian process. the question, and i
., japan, and others. when you are trying to sanction iran, no matter how powerful you are and how much we can do, it is imperative that we get the international community to support it. otherwise, there is too much leakage. we have limited that, and i feel strongly that we are making an impact. >> thank you, and i request written responses that you offered to the questions that you are not able to answer because i have so many, including the deposition of the libyan officials, which is...
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we do not know what happened in japan. we do not know enough about the systems and what has worked and what has failed, but we need to study and learn and make sure we continue to have safe, reliable, clean nuclear energy in the united states. let me come to a conclusion by saying this -- we republicans need to be careful as we talk about cutting spending and talk about not raising taxes. in my view, i would propose cutting taxes. today, in the world, we have a global battle for capital. yet because of our mistake in tax code, we have one trillion dollars of u.s. money stranded and overseas belonging to our multi natural -- multinational corporations and its sitting. it's either going to sit there are be invested in foreign economies in europe, asia and other countries. we need to repatriate that money and tell companies to bring it home tax-free. that money is not coming home. we need that money to come home to build new facilities and invests in new technologies and hire more people in america, not overseas. that kind of
we do not know what happened in japan. we do not know enough about the systems and what has worked and what has failed, but we need to study and learn and make sure we continue to have safe, reliable, clean nuclear energy in the united states. let me come to a conclusion by saying this -- we republicans need to be careful as we talk about cutting spending and talk about not raising taxes. in my view, i would propose cutting taxes. today, in the world, we have a global battle for capital. yet...
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you have recently come back from a trip to japan. we are now here in washington talking as we tape this. but you were there to cover another extraordinary story overseas, and you have done a lot of that. what i am trying to understand is, in a way, why did you make that trip? if you answer "because it was a great story," is not enough. why did you make the trip? you have so many responsibilities that come into a decision. why, for example, did you make the trip to japan? >> i wish i could say is a science and a theory. it is not. a lot of it is i feel impelled to go. it is not just that i cover that tsunami in indonesia and east asia, but i felt that that was the story that i had to experience tangibly, and to see. as we said, this incredible constellation of the disasters. i felt at the time, at that moment, too, that there was a reason for the entire broadcast to be there, and part of being an anchor, as you know, is a decision about where are you best there anchoring. is and it -- isn't it don hewitt who coined this term, "anchor"
you have recently come back from a trip to japan. we are now here in washington talking as we tape this. but you were there to cover another extraordinary story overseas, and you have done a lot of that. what i am trying to understand is, in a way, why did you make that trip? if you answer "because it was a great story," is not enough. why did you make the trip? you have so many responsibilities that come into a decision. why, for example, did you make the trip to japan? >> i...
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more on the nuclear power issue following the crisis in japan. the nuclear regulatory commission voted yesterday to set up a task force made up of senior staff and former experts to conduct short-term and long- term analyses of lessons learned from japan. the reports also will address how lessons can be applied to the 104 existing u.s. nuclear reactors. the short-term review to be completed with about three months -- within about three months. a french military official says french air strikes have hit a libyan air base in the interior of the country. the spokesman tells reporters that the strike overnight hit a base about 155 miles south of the libyan coast line. he did not specify the town, nor elaborate on the damage. meanwhile, france's foreign minister says the international military operation against libyan leader muammar gaddafi's forces may last days or weeks, but not months. he went on to say that he hopes the campaign and the viet serves as a warning to regimes elsewhere, including in syria and saudi arabia. those are some of the latest
more on the nuclear power issue following the crisis in japan. the nuclear regulatory commission voted yesterday to set up a task force made up of senior staff and former experts to conduct short-term and long- term analyses of lessons learned from japan. the reports also will address how lessons can be applied to the 104 existing u.s. nuclear reactors. the short-term review to be completed with about three months -- within about three months. a french military official says french air strikes...
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the problem in japan is how to deal with tsunamis. the problem would not apply to land locked countries or countries that have never had to experience a tsunami. we have decided to subject all of our power plants to a stress test, a safety test. that the energy mix comes under the sovereignty of member states. some have opted for nuclear energy. others have not. for those who have opted for nuclear energy, things will be as follows. the commission will set the framework for the standards and monitoring. independent nuclear authorities will conduct the tests. they will make the results public. the european authorities in charge of nuclear energy issues will say whether or not the standards have been met. for france, if any power plant does not meet the standards, it will be shut down. all the tests will be conducted in france on our nuclear power plants. all results will be public. if the tests were to be filled or unsatisfactory, we will take all necessary measures. that means shutting them down. >> you explained yesterday -- we talke
the problem in japan is how to deal with tsunamis. the problem would not apply to land locked countries or countries that have never had to experience a tsunami. we have decided to subject all of our power plants to a stress test, a safety test. that the energy mix comes under the sovereignty of member states. some have opted for nuclear energy. others have not. for those who have opted for nuclear energy, things will be as follows. the commission will set the framework for the standards and...
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officials in japan called the situation they're very grave. after confirming that highly toxic plutonium is seeping from a damaged nuclear power plant. plutonium has been detected in smaller amounts at several spots outside the fukushima power plant in the earthquake tsunami zone. in 45 minutes, a senate committee hears from top government officials and others about the situation in japan and we will have live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on cspan radio. those are some of the latest headlines. >> every weekend, experience american history on c-span 3 starting saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern. it is 48 hours a people and events telling the american story. your accounts from people who have shaped modern america on oral history, history bookshelf features the best mystery writers of the past decade and travel to important battles to learn about the figures and events during the 150th anniversary of the civil war. visit college classrooms across the nation as professors delve into the american past during lectures. join curators and historians beh
officials in japan called the situation they're very grave. after confirming that highly toxic plutonium is seeping from a damaged nuclear power plant. plutonium has been detected in smaller amounts at several spots outside the fukushima power plant in the earthquake tsunami zone. in 45 minutes, a senate committee hears from top government officials and others about the situation in japan and we will have live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on cspan radio. those are some of the latest...
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earlier today, japan's prime minister called the damage from the earthquake the most severe challenge the nation has faced since world war ii. friday's disasters damage a series of nuclear reactors, particularly -- potentially sending one to a personal -- a partial meltdown. this statement is about 10 minutes. >> i would like to express my deepest sympathy to those who have been affected by the quake, and also in the disaster stricken areas, as well as to the people of japan who are in a very difficult situation. people remain very calm, and i would like to express my deepest gratitude as well as my respect to all those who are behaving very calmly. boeing yesterday, today we worked very hard to rescue people, and so far, the self- defense force as well as police and firefighters and maritime are able to save about 12,000 people. i would like to explain about the rescue efforts. the self-defense forces, all of the forces have mobilized 50,000 people, and they are to be doubled to 100,000, and the police officers, more than 2500 officers have been deployed. the firefighters and emergen
earlier today, japan's prime minister called the damage from the earthquake the most severe challenge the nation has faced since world war ii. friday's disasters damage a series of nuclear reactors, particularly -- potentially sending one to a personal -- a partial meltdown. this statement is about 10 minutes. >> i would like to express my deepest sympathy to those who have been affected by the quake, and also in the disaster stricken areas, as well as to the people of japan who are in a...
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a couple of days after his speech, japan actually lowered that tax rate and leaving us at the top level. and so the president recognizes that we make ourselves uncompetitive with our tax rate and we should do something about it. he's exactly right. we should cut taxes. and yet when you bring that up on the floor of the house, you have one half of the body that grabs their chest and falls backward, pulling the flag across their face and saying, we can't do that because old glory might just wither away and the other side says, it's the only way to economic growth. if we're going to fix this imbalance of spending and revenue, we absolutely have to have growth and job creation should be the primary focus of this congress. but unless we focus on the taxes and on the regulation we cannot cure the job problem in the country. a few years ago ireland was looking at itself and saying, we're a smart country, we're a hardworking people, we're struggling under a bad economy quhafment can we do to make it better? so they thought a lot about it, they had studies and they decided that they should lower
a couple of days after his speech, japan actually lowered that tax rate and leaving us at the top level. and so the president recognizes that we make ourselves uncompetitive with our tax rate and we should do something about it. he's exactly right. we should cut taxes. and yet when you bring that up on the floor of the house, you have one half of the body that grabs their chest and falls backward, pulling the flag across their face and saying, we can't do that because old glory might just...
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attention from the historic changes in the middle east and north africa to the tragedy unfolding in japan. as i often say, we have to deal with both the urgent and the important at the same time. with president obama departing for resilience in just a few hours, -- for brazilia and just a few hours, this is the time to consider another important part of the world. the president's trip coincides with the anniversary of a major milestone in hemispheric relations. 50 years ago, president kennedy launched the alliance for progress, pledging that the united states would join with latin american leaders to address head-on a development challenge that was, as he put it, staggering in its dimensions. he understood that our failure to tackle poverty and inequality in latin america could tear the social fabric and undercut democracy's prospects throughout the hemisphere. president kennedy announced the alliance here in washington to an audience of latin american ambassadors at the white house. president obama will mark this anniversary in latin america. i think that is fitting. too few americans ha
attention from the historic changes in the middle east and north africa to the tragedy unfolding in japan. as i often say, we have to deal with both the urgent and the important at the same time. with president obama departing for resilience in just a few hours, -- for brazilia and just a few hours, this is the time to consider another important part of the world. the president's trip coincides with the anniversary of a major milestone in hemispheric relations. 50 years ago, president kennedy...
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china, south korea, and then you end up with a cluster of countries which are japan, pictured, but also italy and germany. eventually, we hope that countries like afghanistan and countries in sub-saharan africa will move down this transition toward the middle and later parts. right now, they are suspended up the the top. that has political significance. here is looking at them more closely, afghanistan on the left. lots of young people. a very rapid for work-force growth -- very rapid work force grows. no place to employ those people. tunisia has moved along the right in 2010. the united states, almost a cylindrical shape. a few bulges. there are the baby boomers and then an echo of a generation that is actually in their early 20s right now. to the right is germany in 2025, not now but 15 years down the road. a mature age structure where there is a board in the retired people. an age structure that is going to undoubtedly challenge their welfare systems. here is the middle east. north africa is across the top. .emen, younger than egypt's then the united kingdom as a comparison, showing
china, south korea, and then you end up with a cluster of countries which are japan, pictured, but also italy and germany. eventually, we hope that countries like afghanistan and countries in sub-saharan africa will move down this transition toward the middle and later parts. right now, they are suspended up the the top. that has political significance. here is looking at them more closely, afghanistan on the left. lots of young people. a very rapid for work-force growth -- very rapid work...
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i think only japan is higher. it is all put this on an impact. will you comment on that? >> you are correct. our tax rate look soon to be the highest. ia good tax code would have a broad base. this speciallot deductions and extensions. by getting a broad base coming you can lower the rate. that provides greater incentives for firms to locate. do you tax based only on profits earned in the united states are blow for profit? but at what rate to you think we should aim for that would put this in the best position in terms of competition on the global stage? >> i did not have a single number in mind. there are is the number of deductio. we will certainly get it down if we can. >> part of the charges to keep prices stable. on the one hand, we have to pay down the debt. to what is this a faulted the economy? it is still volatil or week. athere is a $1 billion cut we passed around. why is the discrepancy in the figure of around 6005000 to 700? that is a huge difference. who doou believe here? we have a number of questions. we are trying to understand the reasons. >> would you sa
i think only japan is higher. it is all put this on an impact. will you comment on that? >> you are correct. our tax rate look soon to be the highest. ia good tax code would have a broad base. this speciallot deductions and extensions. by getting a broad base coming you can lower the rate. that provides greater incentives for firms to locate. do you tax based only on profits earned in the united states are blow for profit? but at what rate to you think we should aim for that would put...
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., or japan. guest: with the response by the tokyo electric power company, japan's nuclear industry, or the japanese government, has anything surprise you personally in the last week and a half? guest: i think this is a very difficult situation. these situations present new information and new challenges. anytime i have been involved in any type of emergency response, i find information is more difficult to obtain and we think it is. and we always have more conflicting information than we would like. in that sense, that is a lot of what we are seeing. that is not necessarily a surprise. it is one of the challenges of dealing with a fast-moving scenario like this. when you have the devastation that you are seeing as the result of the hurricane and a tsunami. host: what can we do and the u.s.? guest: the more that you prepare a new plan, the better the decision making will be and the better your information flow will be. there always be a degree of conflicting information and just uncertainty. the c
., or japan. guest: with the response by the tokyo electric power company, japan's nuclear industry, or the japanese government, has anything surprise you personally in the last week and a half? guest: i think this is a very difficult situation. these situations present new information and new challenges. anytime i have been involved in any type of emergency response, i find information is more difficult to obtain and we think it is. and we always have more conflicting information than we would...
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let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to d
let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program...
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we stand by the uscid but japan is an industrialized city. the events that remind us disasters, you point out, don't always give warning or follow with season and often don't happen where we have expected to have the worst impacts. for that reason, a term we use in fema is we can't plan for easy. we have to plan for real. we cannot look at what we're merely capable of. we have to look at what the m y impacts would be to our communities and change the outcome. we put a lot of emphasis on the first 72 hours. we see this as key. we saw it in katrina and in other disasters. if aid is not reaching the people that need, it not secure, not able to do the search and rescue, not get there quick enough it becomes extremely different for the outcome of the survivors t survivors. to do this you changed things with the format that stated it was the intent of congress we would no wait for a system waiting for help, waiting to help. that the fema family could begin mobilizing when we determine something happened or think it's about to happen even prior to a
we stand by the uscid but japan is an industrialized city. the events that remind us disasters, you point out, don't always give warning or follow with season and often don't happen where we have expected to have the worst impacts. for that reason, a term we use in fema is we can't plan for easy. we have to plan for real. we cannot look at what we're merely capable of. we have to look at what the m y impacts would be to our communities and change the outcome. we put a lot of emphasis on the...
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it comes obviously in the immediate context of the tragedy in japan. so it's just inevitable that we will be looking at the report based on what's happening there now, but it's a great piece of work. typical of the high standards that you reached throughout your career in public service and we welcome your testimony on the report now. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member collins. it's a pleasure to be here again this afternoon. i don't really feel like i've retired yet and i've been spending a considerable amount of time actually preparing for this hearing, but it is a pleasure and honor to be here. i can't agree with you more. the tragic events that are unfolding today in japan is a stark reminder of hour important catastrophic preparedness is. can and will happen here. it's just a matter of when. if you asked me if we as a nation are better prepared than we 20 years ago, 10 years ago, even 5 years ago, the answer to that is, yes, of course we are. we've made tremendous strides, particularly over, like you pointed out, over the last four years s
it comes obviously in the immediate context of the tragedy in japan. so it's just inevitable that we will be looking at the report based on what's happening there now, but it's a great piece of work. typical of the high standards that you reached throughout your career in public service and we welcome your testimony on the report now. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member collins. it's a pleasure to be here again this afternoon. i don't really feel like i've retired yet and i've been...
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to handle an emergency on the scale that japan is facing. here's a look at her comments.ed >> what i really would like to talk about briefly and i knowati senator durbin is coming to the floor is just to give myo heartfelt condolences to the j people of japan. prach mr. president, we have watched d family and i watching the scene unfolded with the terrible catastrophe that struck japan on friday afternoon following the earthquake 9.0 now on the by richter scale followed by theer triple tsunami in some casesight 30 feet high that devastated ths coastal. some of the pictures are reminiscent of what happened inl the gulf coast about five and a half years ago with a 30-foot wave coming onshore in a deluxe the mississippi and then the catastrophe of the manmade oportions, proportions i in our case from l federal system broke and 18 injured people are lost their a lives. but the situation in japan as wr now know from watching the worsi crisis according to the trimester since the second world war it's going to take all of orr best efforts, governme
to handle an emergency on the scale that japan is facing. here's a look at her comments.ed >> what i really would like to talk about briefly and i knowati senator durbin is coming to the floor is just to give myo heartfelt condolences to the j people of japan. prach mr. president, we have watched d family and i watching the scene unfolded with the terrible catastrophe that struck japan on friday afternoon following the earthquake 9.0 now on the by richter scale followed by theer triple...
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we stand by the uscid but japan is an industrialized city. the events that remind us disasters, you point out, don't always give warning or follow with season and often don't happen where we have expected to have the worst impacts. for that reason, a term we use in fema is we can't plan for easy. we have to plan for real. we cannot look at what we're merely capable of. we have to look at what the m y impacts would be to our communities and change the outcome. we put a lot of emphasis on the first 72 hours. we see this as key. we saw it in katrina and in other disasters. if aid is not reaching the people that need, it not secure, not able to do the search and rescue, not get there quick enough it becomes extremely different for the outcome of the survivors t survivors. to do this you changed things with the format that stated it was the intent of congress we would no wait for a system waiting for help, waiting to help. that the fema family could begin mobilizing when we determine something happened or think it's about to happen even prior to a
we stand by the uscid but japan is an industrialized city. the events that remind us disasters, you point out, don't always give warning or follow with season and often don't happen where we have expected to have the worst impacts. for that reason, a term we use in fema is we can't plan for easy. we have to plan for real. we cannot look at what we're merely capable of. we have to look at what the m y impacts would be to our communities and change the outcome. we put a lot of emphasis on the...
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japan has from an economist perspective, japan has lots of puzzling problems. and the economy has not been doing well for years. this crisis in the short run ads to that, but in the long run, it's largely awash, some estimate the effects of the economy providing job opportunities to people that we go the other way. but i think we're still worried about japan in a longer-term sense, the japanese economy has lost a lot of its energy but that's nothing to do with much of this crisis. >> thanks, barry. richard, tell us about political fallout in tokyo. and the foreign policy of the disaster's. >> i'm a little bit more pessimistic about the situation than barry is on the economic side because i do think it represents a serious challenge to the japanese political system. granted, everything that barry said i think we still have to be, have to recognize that before last friday's earthquake, the parameters governing japan's future trajectory were not great. it has a declining working age population and a growing elderly population. and so their big questions over the l
japan has from an economist perspective, japan has lots of puzzling problems. and the economy has not been doing well for years. this crisis in the short run ads to that, but in the long run, it's largely awash, some estimate the effects of the economy providing job opportunities to people that we go the other way. but i think we're still worried about japan in a longer-term sense, the japanese economy has lost a lot of its energy but that's nothing to do with much of this crisis. >>...
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you just came back from japan? >> guest: i just came back from japan. they have been an active ally, and regional talks which is essential. this is devastating. when you read the reports after you just met so many members of the diet and their leadership and you've been in their homes and had such in depth discussions for three or four days. to see it happening, is devastating. japan is probably one the most organized places i have ever visited. the streets are clean, the people are polite, there is a plan for everything that has to happen. and i know that they have been preparing for a possible earthquake or tsunami for a long time, but preparing for it, and then responding when the tall buildings are shaking and people are losing their lives, hopefully the lives lost will be kept to a minimum because of the preparation. >> yeah, this is also a domestic story. we've told you earlier that the waves are beginning to reach the coastline in hawaii. and it is scheduled to do so right now as we are speaking. viewer just tweeted to us that oregon's north coas
you just came back from japan? >> guest: i just came back from japan. they have been an active ally, and regional talks which is essential. this is devastating. when you read the reports after you just met so many members of the diet and their leadership and you've been in their homes and had such in depth discussions for three or four days. to see it happening, is devastating. japan is probably one the most organized places i have ever visited. the streets are clean, the people are...
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-japan relationship is extremely close. i -- i believe we don't have a better, more steadfast ally in asia than the japanese people. and it's part of why i hope that people of japan understand that the people of the united states are with them at this moment in which they suffer so from this natural disaster and will do everything we can to help them. they're a proud people, but -- but now they can't handle this all alone and we want to help them. we're a proud people. i want to share with my colleagues a conversation i had with a gentleman who was in the american embassy -- serving in the american embassy in tokyo at the time of hurricane katrina. and he told me yesterday that japanese people lined up outside our embassy in tokyo after they heard about, watched films of hurricane katrina to offer help. whatever they could offer. and one private citizen of japan, unannounced, arrived at the embassy and wrote out a private check for $1 million for hurricane katrina relief. i mean, this is the -- the closeness of the relation
-japan relationship is extremely close. i -- i believe we don't have a better, more steadfast ally in asia than the japanese people. and it's part of why i hope that people of japan understand that the people of the united states are with them at this moment in which they suffer so from this natural disaster and will do everything we can to help them. they're a proud people, but -- but now they can't handle this all alone and we want to help them. we're a proud people. i want to share with my...
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now we're, much more fortunate here because when you look at japan there are very few places in japan that aren't prone to a local tsunami. the entire east coast of japan is, is prone to this kind of disaster whereas we only have a limited part of the u.s. that will have a local tsunami hazard. the part of the alaska and the pacific part of off oregon and washington. but that's the only part that will have a local tsunami so we're much more fortunate than japan. >> let me ask one other question. the fy-12 budget proposes to cut mineral resources program by 9.6 million or 18% with corresponding reduction of 52 ftes. give me an overview of the program and why it is important to america's economic and national security interest. >> this is a unique program in the federal government. there is no duplication here, no other program like it. the usgs provides a service to the nation by taking input from all of the mineral industries around the country, stripping off any industry pro pre proprietary information and and as semiwling -- assembling that information and rolling up into statistics
now we're, much more fortunate here because when you look at japan there are very few places in japan that aren't prone to a local tsunami. the entire east coast of japan is, is prone to this kind of disaster whereas we only have a limited part of the u.s. that will have a local tsunami hazard. the part of the alaska and the pacific part of off oregon and washington. but that's the only part that will have a local tsunami so we're much more fortunate than japan. >> let me ask one other...
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let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to d
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japan is such a powerful economy and such an advanced economy. japan will rebuild. it's dealt with natural disasters before, will again, and japan will come back stronger than ever hopefully with our help. all right? thank you very much, everybody. [inaudible conversations] >> earlier, in the news conference, the president said he spoke to the prime minister saying the u.s. was rushing nuclear coolant to japan over the as a vulnerability of the nuclear plants there. there was a number of questions about libya there, and hillary clinton is heading there next week. more on that in a moment. in case you miss the the conference, we'll air it again tonight at eight o'clock eastern on c-span2. also, just a reminder too coming up at 2:30, more about libya here on c-span2 as libyan human development forum, live at 2:30. secretary of state clinton yesterday at a capitol hearing says she's meeting with members of the libyan opposition next week during a visit to cairo and the capitol of tunisia. she talked about the foreign operations budget at the state department. the remar
japan is such a powerful economy and such an advanced economy. japan will rebuild. it's dealt with natural disasters before, will again, and japan will come back stronger than ever hopefully with our help. all right? thank you very much, everybody. [inaudible conversations] >> earlier, in the news conference, the president said he spoke to the prime minister saying the u.s. was rushing nuclear coolant to japan over the as a vulnerability of the nuclear plants there. there was a number of...
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in terms of international assistance, again, we export to japan. they export to us. we export to china. we are all interconnected. when there are asian flus, they are exported as well. i would be happy to talk to you further. host: we are trying to give you some news updates on the earthquake and tsunami as we talk here about these federal spending priorities. this is a sad story. as many as 300 bodies have been found in one city. the next telephone call as we talk about foreign spending with congresswoman nita lowey. this is a real personal story for her this morning. caller: i just want to say that i believe in giving foreign aid to people because people around the world need the help. a lot of the money goes to governments that keep it for themselves. as i was growing up as a kid, [unintelligible] i think they need to do a lot more in this country. thank you. guest: and thank you, sir. i do want to say that a good deal of our aid is delivered to organizations like save the children who are working with families and villages. there is a small group in guatemala, fo
in terms of international assistance, again, we export to japan. they export to us. we export to china. we are all interconnected. when there are asian flus, they are exported as well. i would be happy to talk to you further. host: we are trying to give you some news updates on the earthquake and tsunami as we talk here about these federal spending priorities. this is a sad story. as many as 300 bodies have been found in one city. the next telephone call as we talk about foreign spending with...
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. >> looking at european and japan's statistics, they are lower than ours. if any, these are optimistic figures. >> that is exactly right. japan as you probably all know has a birthrate not of 2.0, but more like 1.25. their population, i think, is about in 2005 has been declining even though people are living so much longer. their population is declining and they have essentially no net immigration, so we are still having at least essentially replacement birthrates and having net immigration so good point. our problem is significant, but it's actually worse eel where, so -- elsewhere, so if that's solace, that's real good news. again, if you look at the birthrate at 2.0, add in the net immigration, it makes the equivalent of 2.3. that means while the birthrate dropped from about 3 down to 2 with the help of immigration it's 2.3. it's not quite as bad as just looking at birth rates, but it's still very, very significant. now, the imp nations of all of this -- implications on all of this in social security and beyond social security currently, we can look at w
. >> looking at european and japan's statistics, they are lower than ours. if any, these are optimistic figures. >> that is exactly right. japan as you probably all know has a birthrate not of 2.0, but more like 1.25. their population, i think, is about in 2005 has been declining even though people are living so much longer. their population is declining and they have essentially no net immigration, so we are still having at least essentially replacement birthrates and having net...
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covering this beat for a long time, and it's easy to, you know, as we've been watching what's unfolding in japan and in the middle east, we forget there's a very serious crisis with a country closer to us which is mexico fighting a life and death struggle for the future of that country with the very serious drug trafficking organizations. mexicans have lost their lives in that struggle, and we are involved with that as this country as an appetite for drugs that a fueling that war going on down in mexico. guns and money go south as well as the drugs coming north, so i think we sometimes forget really how important this subject is about securing our border. people have never quite explained to me in 20 years of what a secure border is. we have with us today a person to clear us all up on that. david aguilar is the depp tigs commission of u.s. border patrol, 31 years with the border patrol. he oversaw 2,000 agents. he's received awards for achievement, especially with desert tucson. i wanted you to start from 30,000 feet. what does a secure border look like? in this town, there's a lot of disagreem
covering this beat for a long time, and it's easy to, you know, as we've been watching what's unfolding in japan and in the middle east, we forget there's a very serious crisis with a country closer to us which is mexico fighting a life and death struggle for the future of that country with the very serious drug trafficking organizations. mexicans have lost their lives in that struggle, and we are involved with that as this country as an appetite for drugs that a fueling that war going on down...
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the team over was were not affected by the recent events in japan. we're thankful for that. it is connected to the c2bmc in hawaii, and as said before, our ship, especially our surveillance capability in the sea of japan is shown here. this is our initial capability. it shows one layer of defense in the three charts i've just shown. next chart. when we moved to 2015, our aim is to go from an initial capability to a robust capability. again, how do you define "robust?" there's not a clear definition, and i'll state what the agency adopted and in concert with the ballistic missile defense review conducted last year was one interpretation of robust, and it's ours is that when a missile's launched at you, you have opportunities to shoot it with multiple systems, independent technologies engaging that are integrated together through a center network again taking multiple views using multiple freak sighs so that -- frequencies to that is makes it very resilient capability, and by 2015 with the introduction of the sm32a, you can also see the introduction on the east coast of the un
the team over was were not affected by the recent events in japan. we're thankful for that. it is connected to the c2bmc in hawaii, and as said before, our ship, especially our surveillance capability in the sea of japan is shown here. this is our initial capability. it shows one layer of defense in the three charts i've just shown. next chart. when we moved to 2015, our aim is to go from an initial capability to a robust capability. again, how do you define "robust?" there's not a...
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embassy announced the head of japan affairs at the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, in facted him of the move on thursday in their talks on thursday. they say a former deputy chief will assume the post. maher reportedly told some college students in the u.s. last december that okinawans are masters of manipulation and extortion. he was referring to the relocation of a u.s. marines air space station in the southern most prefecture. in the talks with takeaki matsumoto, campbell said maher's comments are unacceptable and contrary to u.s. policy and its respect for the people of okinawa. >>> japan's two major stock exchange operators will explore the possibility of consolidating their businesses. the talks will be aimed at bolstering japan's standing in the world equity market, amid growing pressure for realignment in the industry. if they agree to integrate operations it will have a listing of 4,000 stocks, rivaling the world's leading forces. the two will likely aim to boost their edge by sharing system developm
embassy announced the head of japan affairs at the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, in facted him of the move on thursday in their talks on thursday. they say a former deputy chief will assume the post. maher reportedly told some college students in the u.s. last december that okinawans are masters of manipulation and extortion. he was referring to the relocation of a u.s. marines air space station in the southern most...
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. >>> the governments of japan and china are trying to repair their countries' tattered relations. high-ranking officials from both sides have agreed to work together to promote mutual trust and respect. things soured last september after a chinese trawler collided with japanese coast guard ships near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japanese vice foreign minister ken-ichiro sas aechlt and chinese vice foreign minister zhang jijun met on monday in tokyo. it's the first time this kind of meeting has happened since june 2009. they agreed this year will be important because next year marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between their two nations. they also said their two governments would try to encourage harmony between their citizens. sasae reportedly told the chinese side the senkaku islands are an integral part of japan and there is no territorial issue between the two countries. it's also believed he proposed to resume stalled negotiations on the joint development of a gas field in the east china sea. zhang later told reporters the meeting
. >>> the governments of japan and china are trying to repair their countries' tattered relations. high-ranking officials from both sides have agreed to work together to promote mutual trust and respect. things soured last september after a chinese trawler collided with japanese coast guard ships near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japanese vice foreign minister ken-ichiro sas aechlt and chinese vice foreign minister zhang jijun met on monday in tokyo. it's the first time...
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a great earthquake has hit japan. magnitude 8.4 in northern japan. agency has been warning of tsunami ever since the quake. tsunami has hit miyagi, sendai area as live helicopter camera crews are up covering and showing you exactly what is going on at this time. deputy chief cabinet secretary told reporters on friday that miyagi prefecture where the earthquake has hit hardest has asked the government to send self-defense force units to deal with the situation and aid the situation. defense ministry officials say self-defense force personnel are currently contacting local government and related agencies to assess the extent of the damage. earlier prime minister naoto kan and the cabinet have gathered at the prime minister's office, where an emergency task force has been set up to respond to the earthquake. the task force will gather information on damage and prepare for more possible tsunamis. japan's foreign minister matsumoto has ordered his officials to start preparing to accept foreign assistance. she has also told them to check on the safety of f
a great earthquake has hit japan. magnitude 8.4 in northern japan. agency has been warning of tsunami ever since the quake. tsunami has hit miyagi, sendai area as live helicopter camera crews are up covering and showing you exactly what is going on at this time. deputy chief cabinet secretary told reporters on friday that miyagi prefecture where the earthquake has hit hardest has asked the government to send self-defense force units to deal with the situation and aid the situation. defense...
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just real quick. >> reporter: it's japan. i imagine compared to other countries they were quite prepared. but obviously, a huge quake this size, you can't be prepared for anything like that. >> sure. >> akiko, thanks for that report. stay safe. and thank you for providing us the last-minute details unfolding there in japan. there's 18 confirmed dead. at least 60 injuries just in tokyo, which was a couple hundred miles away. we won't know the extend of the damage probably for hours. >> as this continues to develop. >>> right now, we want to give you historical perspective. this morning's massive earthquake is one of the powerful recorded there. in fact, only six others were more powerful. >> one was the quake that triggered the indian tsunami in late 2004. a staggering death toll in that tragedy. more than 230,000 people were killed by that tsunami in 14 different countries. that quake was so powerful, it actually triggered other earthquakes as far away as alaska. >> as akiko said, if anybody can be well-prepared for an earthq
just real quick. >> reporter: it's japan. i imagine compared to other countries they were quite prepared. but obviously, a huge quake this size, you can't be prepared for anything like that. >> sure. >> akiko, thanks for that report. stay safe. and thank you for providing us the last-minute details unfolding there in japan. there's 18 confirmed dead. at least 60 injuries just in tokyo, which was a couple hundred miles away. we won't know the extend of the damage probably for...
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what happens beyond japan. all the countries in the neighboring region that are on tsunami watch tonight and into tomorrow including the united states. hawaiian island. are at risk. >> right. we can for a moment let's seeó[ if anything criticl being said we can dip that the sound. we understand the broadcast is in english. let's listen to what he or she has to say. >> he rack waiting from the coast line in case of tsunami warning and stay away from the coast line. look at that what we see. look at the p.m. tsunami engulfing such a large part of the area. homes being flooded along with farms and p.m. the city. major earthquake hitting japan friday afternoon. the quake measured at magnitude 8.4 one of the largest to ever hit japan. agency issues tsunami warning due to situation like this as you see are helicopter covering lie in northern japan in the area where obviously tsunami has engulfed a large and swept away a large part of the city. in other areas including this area tsunami wave over 4 meters observed s
what happens beyond japan. all the countries in the neighboring region that are on tsunami watch tonight and into tomorrow including the united states. hawaiian island. are at risk. >> right. we can for a moment let's seeó[ if anything criticl being said we can dip that the sound. we understand the broadcast is in english. let's listen to what he or she has to say. >> he rack waiting from the coast line in case of tsunami warning and stay away from the coast line. look at that...